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Site Type Templates

Full page hierarchy templates with ASCII trees, URL maps, and navigation recommendations for common site types.


Homepage (/)
├── Features (/features)
│ ├── Feature A (/features/feature-a)
│ ├── Feature B (/features/feature-b)
│ └── Feature C (/features/feature-c)
├── Pricing (/pricing)
├── Customers (/customers)
│ ├── Case Study 1 (/customers/company-name)
│ └── Case Study 2 (/customers/company-name-2)
├── Resources (/resources)
│ ├── Blog (/blog)
│ │ └── [Posts] (/blog/post-slug)
│ ├── Templates (/resources/templates)
│ │ └── [Template] (/resources/templates/template-slug)
│ └── Guides (/resources/guides)
│ └── [Guide] (/resources/guides/guide-slug)
├── Integrations (/integrations)
│ └── [Integration] (/integrations/integration-name)
├── Docs (/docs)
│ ├── Getting Started (/docs/getting-started)
│ ├── Guides (/docs/guides)
│ └── API Reference (/docs/api)
├── About (/about)
│ ├── Careers (/about/careers)
│ └── Contact (/contact)
├── Compare (/compare)
│ └── [Competitor] (/compare/competitor-name)
├── Privacy (/privacy)
└── Terms (/terms)
Page URL Nav Location Priority
Homepage / Header (logo) Critical
Features /features Header High
Feature pages /features/{slug} Header dropdown Medium
Pricing /pricing Header Critical
Customers /customers Header Medium
Case studies /customers/{slug} Customers dropdown Medium
Blog /blog Header (Resources) High
Blog posts /blog/{slug} Medium
Integrations /integrations Header Medium
Docs /docs Header Medium
Compare /compare/{slug} Footer High (SEO)
About /about Footer Low
Pricing CTA /pricing Header (CTA button) Critical

Header (6 items + CTA): Features | Pricing | Customers | Resources | Integrations | Docs | [Get Started]

Footer columns:

  • Product: Features, Pricing, Integrations, Changelog, Security
  • Resources: Blog, Templates, Guides, Case Studies
  • Company: About, Careers, Contact, Press
  • Legal: Privacy, Terms, Security

Homepage (/)
├── Blog (/blog)
│ ├── [Category: Topic A] (/blog/category/topic-a)
│ ├── [Category: Topic B] (/blog/category/topic-b)
│ ├── [Category: Topic C] (/blog/category/topic-c)
│ └── [Posts] (/blog/post-slug)
├── Newsletter (/newsletter)
├── Resources (/resources)
│ ├── Guides (/resources/guides)
│ │ └── [Guide] (/resources/guides/guide-slug)
│ └── Tools (/resources/tools)
│ └── [Tool] (/resources/tools/tool-slug)
├── About (/about)
├── Contact (/contact)
├── Privacy (/privacy)
└── Terms (/terms)
Page URL Nav Location Priority
Homepage / Header (logo) Critical
Blog index /blog Header High
Categories /blog/category/{slug} Header dropdown Medium
Posts /blog/{slug} Medium
Newsletter /newsletter Header (CTA) High
Guides /resources/guides Header Medium
About /about Header Low

Header (4 items + CTA): Blog | Resources | About | Contact | [Subscribe]

Sidebar (on blog): Categories, Popular Posts, Newsletter signup


Homepage (/)
├── Shop (/shop)
│ ├── Category A (/shop/category-a)
│ │ ├── Subcategory (/shop/category-a/subcategory)
│ │ │ └── [Product] (/shop/category-a/subcategory/product-slug)
│ │ └── [Product] (/shop/category-a/product-slug)
│ ├── Category B (/shop/category-b)
│ │ └── [Product] (/shop/category-b/product-slug)
│ └── Category C (/shop/category-c)
│ └── [Product] (/shop/category-c/product-slug)
├── Collections (/collections)
│ └── [Collection] (/collections/collection-slug)
├── Sale (/sale)
├── Blog (/blog)
│ └── [Posts] (/blog/post-slug)
├── About (/about)
│ └── Our Story (/about/our-story)
├── Help (/help)
│ ├── FAQ (/help/faq)
│ ├── Shipping (/help/shipping)
│ ├── Returns (/help/returns)
│ └── Contact (/contact)
├── Cart (/cart)
├── Account (/account)
├── Privacy (/privacy)
└── Terms (/terms)
Page URL Nav Location Priority
Homepage / Header (logo) Critical
Shop /shop Header Critical
Categories /shop/{category} Header mega menu High
Products /shop/{category}/{product} High
Collections /collections/{slug} Header Medium
Sale /sale Header (highlighted) High
Cart /cart Header (icon) Critical
Account /account Header (icon) Medium

Header (5 items + cart/account): Shop (mega menu) | Collections | Sale | Blog | Help | [Cart icon] [Account icon]

Mega menu under Shop: Category columns with featured products/images


Docs Home (/docs)
├── Getting Started (/docs/getting-started)
│ ├── Installation (/docs/getting-started/installation)
│ ├── Quick Start (/docs/getting-started/quick-start)
│ └── Configuration (/docs/getting-started/configuration)
├── Guides (/docs/guides)
│ ├── Guide A (/docs/guides/guide-a)
│ ├── Guide B (/docs/guides/guide-b)
│ └── Guide C (/docs/guides/guide-c)
├── API Reference (/docs/api)
│ ├── Authentication (/docs/api/authentication)
│ ├── Endpoints (/docs/api/endpoints)
│ └── Webhooks (/docs/api/webhooks)
├── Examples (/docs/examples)
│ └── [Example] (/docs/examples/example-slug)
├── Changelog (/docs/changelog)
└── FAQ (/docs/faq)
Page URL Nav Location Priority
Docs home /docs Header High
Getting Started /docs/getting-started Sidebar (top) Critical
Guides /docs/guides Sidebar High
API Reference /docs/api Sidebar High
Changelog /docs/changelog Sidebar (bottom) Low

Header: Docs | API | Blog | Community | GitHub | [Dashboard]

Sidebar (persistent, left): Getting Started, Guides, API Reference, Examples, Changelog — with expandable subsections

On-page: Previous/Next navigation at bottom of each doc page


Homepage (/)
├── Product (/product)
│ ├── Feature A (/product/feature-a)
│ ├── Feature B (/product/feature-b)
│ └── Feature C (/product/feature-c)
├── Solutions (/solutions)
│ ├── By Use Case (/solutions/use-case-slug)
│ └── By Industry (/solutions/industry-slug)
├── Pricing (/pricing)
├── Blog (/blog)
│ ├── [Category] (/blog/category/slug)
│ └── [Posts] (/blog/post-slug)
├── Resources (/resources)
│ ├── Guides (/resources/guides)
│ ├── Templates (/resources/templates)
│ ├── Webinars (/resources/webinars)
│ └── Case Studies (/resources/case-studies)
├── Docs (/docs)
│ ├── Getting Started (/docs/getting-started)
│ └── API (/docs/api)
├── Integrations (/integrations)
│ └── [Integration] (/integrations/slug)
├── Compare (/compare)
│ └── [Competitor] (/compare/competitor-slug)
├── About (/about)
│ ├── Careers (/about/careers)
│ └── Contact (/contact)
├── Privacy (/privacy)
└── Terms (/terms)

Header (7 items + CTA): Product | Solutions | Pricing | Resources | Blog | Docs | Integrations | [Start Free Trial]

Use mega menus for Product (features list), Solutions (use cases + industries), and Resources (blog, guides, templates, webinars, case studies).


Homepage (/)
├── Services (/services)
│ ├── Service A (/services/service-a)
│ ├── Service B (/services/service-b)
│ └── Service C (/services/service-c)
├── About (/about)
├── Testimonials (/testimonials)
├── Blog (/blog)
│ └── [Posts] (/blog/post-slug)
├── Contact (/contact)
├── Privacy (/privacy)
└── Terms (/terms)
Page URL Nav Location Priority
Homepage / Header (logo) Critical
Services /services Header High
Service pages /services/{slug} Header dropdown High
About /about Header Medium
Testimonials /testimonials Header Medium
Blog /blog Header Medium
Contact /contact Header (CTA) High

Header (5 items + CTA): Services | About | Testimonials | Blog | [Contact Us]

Keep it simple. Small business sites should be flat (1-2 levels max). Every page should be reachable from the header.